Short Courses
Wood in Rivers and Engineered Logjam Technology
Instructors:
Dr. Tim Abbe, L.E.G., Vice-President and Senior Technical Director, CardnoEntrix
Mr. Charley Miller, P.E., Senior Project Engineer, CardnoEntrix
Rapid Bio-assessment of Stream Restoration Projects based on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Instructor:
Mr. Patrick Edwards, PhD candidate in the Environmental Science and Management Department at Portland State University
Talking to People – The Art and Science of Making Presentations Effective, Memorable and Enjoyable
Instructor:
Mr. Lorne Fitch, P.Bio.. Alberta Provincial Riparian Specialist with the Cows and Fish program and an Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary
Introduction to Fish Habitat Analysis using RHABSIM
Instructor:
Mr. Tom Payne, M.S., Principal Associate of Thomas R. Payne & Associates
Introduction to Two Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling for River Restoration using RIVER2D
Instructor:
Mr. Tom Payne, M.S., Principal Associate of Thomas R. Payne & Associates
Welcome
Ken Vigil, President RRNW
Opening Address
Jerry Franklin
Session 1: Restoration Achievements
- Open It and They Will Come: Examples of Salmon Colonization from the Pacific Rim – George R. Pess
- Multi-scale Effects of Restoration on Chinook Salmon Rearing Habitat in a Large Regulated River System, Trinity River, CA – D.H. Goodman, A. Martin and J. Alvarez
- Results and Challenges of Restoring Fluvial Processes and Aquatic Habitat in the Alluvial Fan of Newaukum Creek – Dan Eastman
Session 2: Looking Back
- What We Have Learned From Thirty Years of Work on Knowles Creek, Oregon – Charley DewberryBear Valley Creek, Idaho Fish Habitat Restoration Project: 20 Years of Dynamic Equilibrium – Brian D. Liming
- The Evolution of Restoration Implementation Endeavors on the Trinity River in Northern California – David Bandrowski
- Kelley Creek Confluence Restoration Monitoring – Jennifer Antak and Janet Corsale, PE
Session 3: Changes in Flow
- More than the Sum of the Parts: Can New Flood Infrastructure Enable Comprehensive River Restoration, Increase Water Supply, and Provide Climate Change Resiliency? – Eric M. Ginney
- Flow Restoration in the Upper Salmon River Basin, Idaho: Lessons Learned – Morgan Case
- Recent Trends in Effective Discharge in Northwest Washington – R. Leif Embertson, PE, MS
- Trends in Precipitation and Stream Discharge over the Past Century for the Continental United States: Implications – Andrew Simon and Lauren Klimetz
Session 4: Project-based Problem Solving
- Applying a multi-disciplinary approach to address geomorphic hazards and complex constructability issues to achieve the habitat goals for the Morse Creek 1939 Channel Restoration Project – Chris Brummer PhD, PE, LEG, Rebecca Benjamin, Kevin Long, Jennifer Goldsmith, Ian Mostrenko, PE, and Brian Scott
- Developing Off Channel Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitat on the Lower Willamette River: a Case Study on the Stephens Creek Confluence Habitat Enhancement Project – Mauria Pappagallo
- Restoration of biological, floodplain, and Channel response in the Domerie Creek meander of the Cle Elum River, Washington – Jenna Scholz, Tim Abbe PhD, LEG, Jack Bjork, George Fowler and David Gerth
- Habitat Restoration and Creation Habitat Types of Listed Species at a Small Project Site – Lia Webb and Ken Mierzwa
- Fish Passage on Poodle Creek: Comparing Old School and State of the Art Culvert Design and Implementation – Cindy Thieman and Chris Smith
Invited Speaker
Jason Dunham – Changing Views of River Restoration in the Pacific Northwest
Session 5: Changes in Approach
- Restoration and Protection Strategy for the Middle Reach of the Skagit River: Drilling down on what’s needed and possible in a managed landscape – Mary Raines
- Outdoor StreamLab (OSL): Full-Scale Outdoor Experiments to Strengthen Stream Restoration Science – Jessica L. Kozarek, F. Sotiropoulos
- The Past and Present of Risk Assessment and the Future of Benefit Analysis for Selecting Stream Restoration Design Alternatives – Sue L. Niezgoda
- Looking Back Before Moving Forward – Development of an Enhanced Site Conceptual Site Model (ECSM) to Support Remediation in the Lower Coeur d’Alene River Basin – Steve Clayton, Ed Moreen, Paul Burnet, Darian Davies, Brian Drake, Maria Fernandez-Diaz, Dick Glanzman, Steve Hicks, Tyler Jantzen, Daniel Malmon, Ryan Mitchell, Gretchen Oldham, Jim Stefanoff, Joe Wheaton, Joe Young
Session 6: Poster Presentations
David Lindley and Will Conley | Klickitat Watershed Enhancement Project – Effectiveness Monitoring |
Virginia Somerville, David Fetter, William Rice M.S., Desiree Tullos Ph.D., Jonathan Palacijo | Hydraulic features of Engineered Log Jams (ELJs) and their influence on salmonid behavior |
Michael L. Hughes | Restoration domains: application of channel-floodplain classification to characterizing restoration potential of the Sprague River, Upper Klamath Basin |
Scott O’Daniel, James Webster, Mike Lambert and Jed Volkman | Predicting Steelhead and Spring Chinook habitats using continuous physical habitat parameters in the Umatilla and Walla Walla watersheds |
Mike Burke, Chris Collins, Kelley Jorgensen, Catherine Corbett, Josh Epstein and Bill Norris | Existing Timber Pile Structures: One Potential Opportunity for Wood-based Habitat Enhancement in the Lower Columbia River Estuary |
Lauren Senkyr and Megan Callahan Grant | Using Partnership and Prioritization to Achieve Whole watershed Restoration in the Pacific Northwest |
Steve J Paustian and Sheila A Jacobson | An Integrated Watershed Restoration framework for the Tongass National Forest, southeast Alaska |
John M. Soden and Martin Fisher, P.E. | Chelan County & WSDOT Partnering for Salmonid Habitat Improvement – Wenatchee River Watershed Projects |
Heidi McRoberts | Floodplain & Riparian Response to Restoration at McComas Meadows, Meadow Creek (South Fork Clearwater River, Idaho) |
Eliza Ghitis, Shawn Higgins, Tim Abbe Ph.D., LEG, LHG, and Jenna Scholz | Applications of the Rapid Geomorphic Assessment in Restoration Planning Efforts |
Scott Turo and Scott Struhs | Shitike Creek Restoration Project: Successful creation of thermal refugia in an east slope Cascade stream |
Cindy Thieman, Todd Reeve, Xanthippe Augerot, Nicole Czarnomski | A Watershed Council Strategy for Monitoring Long-term Restoration Results |
Ryan L. Fosness and Gary J. Barton | Ecosystem Research To Recover Kootenai River White Sturgeon |
Scott O’Daniel, Jonathan Thompson, James Webster, Jed Volkman | Multiscale stream monitoring to support stream restoration |
Gabe Williams | Accounting for uncertainty in fluvial sediment transport: from parameter estimation to prediction Mark Schmelter Holistic Watershed Restoration in Bridge Creek |
Brittany Davidson Morlin, Rebecca Brown and Margaret O’Connell | Water resources management in the Middle Rio Grande Mariya Pak A GIS Approach to Characterizing Erosion and Bank Stabilization Within the Box Canyon Reservoir, Washington |
Mark Stamey, Terri Wentworth-Davis and Paul Marczin | Comparison & Analysis of Hydrodynamic Models for Restoration Projects: the case of Pool-Riffle Structures Michael Volkwein Incorporating Wildlife Crossing Designs into Transportation Projects |
Josh Wozniak, Jose Carrasquero, Jeff Parsons, Ellie Zeigler, and Marti Louther | Can Restoration of Artificially Created Tidal Lagoons Contribute to the Recovery of Salmon Species? A Case Study: Edmonds Tidal Lagoons Restoration as part of Sound Transit’s Contribution to Restore Puget Sound Salmon Populations |
Session 7: Levees and Restoration
- Dike Setbacks: The Nisqually Estuary Restoration Project – Steve Liske, P.E., Jean Takekawa, Jesse Barham, Christopher Ellings, Isa Woo
- Trees on Levees: To Remove or Not to Remove: Challenges with Conflicting Legal, Federal and Local Policy Mandates – Steve Bleifuhs, CFM
- Trees on Levees: A Sacramento River Perspective – F. Douglas Shields, Jr., Peter E. F. Buck, Donald H. Gray and Mike Inamine
- Harmonizing Environmental and Public Safety Concerns with Levees – Susan Gilson
Session 8: Lessons Learned
- Monitoring of river restoration at the Upper Danube (Bavaria/Germany): Lessons learned and scientific research needs – Bernd Cyffka
- Lessons Learned from Climate Ready Estuaries Projects – Katy Maher, Anne Choat, and Tristan Peter- Contesse
- Re-Building Consensus In The Henry’s Fork Watershed: A Technical And Social Case Study Leading To A Path Forward For The Henry’s Lake Outlet – Sagar Neupane, Erika Ottenbreit, S.M. Helalur Rashid, Joseph Wagenbrenner, Peter Goodwin and David R. Tuthill, Jr.
Case Study
Lessons Learned from the Hansen Creek Alluvial Fan and Wetland Restoration Project – Ian Mostrenko, P.E., Lauren Rich, Chris Brummer Ph.D., P.E., L.E.G., Kris Lepine, and Jose Carrasquero
Invited Speaker
Roger Peters – Changes in the Use and Our Understanding of Large Wood for Salmon Habitat Restoration
Session 9: Changing Restoration Design
- The Use of Large Woody Debris in Habitat Enhancement and River Training Works in British Columbia and Washington: A Decade of ‘Lessons Learned’ – Derek Ray, Erik Rowland and Jeff Johnson
- Logjams and Restoration: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going – Tim Abbe
- A Scale Dependent Variational Approach to Riffle-Pool Design: Towards Process Based Objective Design – Rocko Brown
- The Misuse of Models in River Restoration – Robert Annear and Ryan Kilgren
Session 10: Moving Forward
- Restoring Salmon in a Changing Climate – Tim Beechie, Hiroo Imaki, Jen Greene, Phil Roni, George Pess
- Why We Need to Stop Building Stable Bankfull Channels and Embrace Instability, Variability & Uncertainty – Andrew Collison
- Implementation, Monitoring, and Adaptive Management of the Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan in the Upper Columbia – Casey Baldwin and Julie Morgan
- Construction Challenges and Solutions Okanagan River Restoration Initiative (ORRI) – Phase I – Camille Rivard-Sirois and Karilyn Alex
Session 11: Dams at All Stages
- Gravel And Large Wood Augmentation For Salmon Habitat Restoration: The First Five Years Of The Green River Fish Habitat Restoration Pilot Project – Zac Corum PE , Scott Pozarycki, PhD
- Flood Risk Reduction Associated with Elwha River Restoration in Washington State – Travis Ball and Zac Corum, PE
- Removing Marmot Dam – From Monitoring to Learning – Charles J.P. Podolak
Closing Speaker
Tom Dunne
Closing Remarks
Janine Castro, Incoming RRNW President